Format:
Lit.Hinw. S. 227-228
ISBN:
9780415072656
Content:
The author argues that Iraqi Kurds are used by Iran to fight a "proxy war" for them. A genuine peace agreement between the Kurds and Saddam Husain is considered doubtful if not impossible. He says that Kurdish ideology endorses "armed struggle" but seldom outright terrorism but warns that a shift toward more radical politics may be in the offing. The fact that the Kurdish problem has largely failed to attract worldwide attention is attributed to the Kurds having a) principally looked to Iran, the USSR and Syria as allies, b) pursued an "anti-Imperialist" alliance with the left, c) shied away from contacts with the West, with the exception of Britain. Arab support of the Kurds has shifted with particular national interests, and while some support is always available, it is difficult to predict from where it comes. + Turkey's application for EC membership works in favor of the Kurds, since Turkey's image now requires greater sensitivity toward her ethnic communities. - The author also discusses the plight of the Faili Kurdish refugees, deported from Iraq to Iran from 1969-1988, with family members still being kept as "hostages" in Iraq in order to intimidate the deported families. (DÜI-Kwe)
In:
The Kurds, London [u.a.] : Routledge, 1992, , Seite 115-133, 9780415072656
In:
0415072654
In:
pages:115-133
Language:
English
